Alan Lawrence Sitomer » money

A penny for my thoughts? You’re over-paying.

Alan Sitomer — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:40:25 +0000

I’ve heard that it costs the United States Treasury more than one cent to produce a penny. Obviously these people went to American schools because where else would you come up with the idea to spend more money creating an…

Raise your test scores — that’s all they want.

Alan Sitomer — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:30:16 +0000

Yesterday I wrote about how first and foremost I must raise my standardized test scores. I also expressed how I was disheartened by such a cold, black and white reality.

However, these are the cards I’ve been dealt. The federal…

Forbe’s List of Billionaires, Wealth and the Tainted Kool-Aid I Done Drunk

Alan Sitomer — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:15:33 +0000

America’s definition of wealth is warped. And the definition of wealth we teach our kids is skewed as well. (After all, I should know. I think the way I have been taught to think about ideas such as “worth”, “value”,…

The billions on national standardized testing that will be spent… and the profits.

Alan Sitomer — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:30:18 +0000

This article in Education Week calls attention to potential “conflict of interests” between educational publishers and those that are behind the scenes of the national standards push.

Essentially, here’s the thrust of the article…

The Literacy Research Association sent a…

Uh duh… if money were the leading reason why people became teachers they wouldn’t become teachers.

Alan Sitomer — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:30:43 +0000

Another very big study was just published as to what keeps teachers in their jobs — particularly at urban schools.

It’s worth a read if you have the time (click here) but in a nutshell, here is what they found.…

If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.

Alan Sitomer — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:30:47 +0000

As the President has made abundantly clear, he believes the nation needs more post-high school education. He’s lobbying for it. He’s speaking about it. He’s even putting our money where his mouth is.

And then you read info like this…

Will Digital Textbooks Simply Replace Traditional Textbooks?

Alan Sitomer — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:30:36 +0000

Hmmm, will digital textbooks simply replace traditional textbooks so that the wheels of these entrenched, corporate behemoth money making machines just keep chugging right along?

Let’s look at 9th grade…

Why would I pay for Romeo and Juliet when the…

The Crew Cut That's Gonna Resonate

Alan Sitomer — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:30:14 +0000

So $100,000,000.00 was just spent (that’s right, 100 mill) and, as this article points out, virtually no positive results were reaped by the extra expenditure of cash-o-la invested in education by a fella with a pet education project named Randy…

Empower — Don't Focus on the Rewards for — Our Teachers

Alan Sitomer — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:00:52 +0000

I adore Obama and feel that he is spot on in so many ways when it comes to moving education forward in America to better meet the demands of the next generation.

However, I keep hearing him say “we need…